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Consent Training in Healthcare

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This course covers the principles of valid consent in healthcare, including when permission is needed and how to assess a patient’s capacity to decide. Learn about laws on consent and handling complaints to ensure patient rights are respected.

4 Modules1 hour
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Learning Outcomes

What you'll learn

  • Discuss the factors that help in deciding what is in the best interest of a patient.
  • Define ‘consent to treatment’.
  • Outline parental responsibilities and identify who can consent on behalf of children or young adults.
  • List the conditions under which consent is and isn’t needed.
  • Define ‘autonomy’, including its values and limits.
  • Identify vulnerability in children and group them into seven categories.
  • Recognise the duties of the Court of Protection and the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
  • Describe the role and responsibilities of a Public Guardian.

Modules

Module 1

Introduction to Consent

Module 2

Best Interest Decision Making

Module 3

Public Bodies and Services, MCA Act 2005

Module 4

Summary

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Frequently Asked Questions

Consent to treatment is a patient’s agreement to healthcare after receiving relevant information. UK consent guidance also considers capacity, autonomy and voluntary decision-making.

This course covers consent, patient autonomy, best interests, parental consent, children’s rights and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Parental responsibility may allow an appropriate adult to consent for a child, depending on the circumstances and the child’s capacity and understanding.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a legal framework for supporting people who may lack capacity to make specific decisions in England and Wales.

The Court of Protection makes decisions and appoints representatives for people who lack mental capacity, where required under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.